Well, no. The MX5 was inspired in some respects by the Lotus, but it also drew design inspiration from a range of other cars; Alfa, Fiat, Triumph, and, conceptually in some way, MG. The MX5 draws some inspiration from the Elan, conceptuallym and in some respects, design wise, but get them side by side, and there isn't really a lot of resemblance
In fact, part of the reason Zoom exists is to cater for people in Japan who want to turn their Roadsters into Elan clones.... The badge was created for some guy who wanted to turn his car into a Elan look alike.
The Lotus-Eunos badge is a straight copy, substituting Colin Chapman's initials for some other guy's.
Detractors would always run down the MX5, dismissing it as nothing more than a Elan ripoff. I've never seen it that way. Its much more than that.
When creating a retro-look Roadster, this badge is much more apt:
In any case, my point was no matter if the Ebay badges are different from the "original" Zoom items, if you think they look good, go with them, and don't worry about people saying if they are not exact or something. I think they actually look better than the Zoom badges, but thats just my opinion. People get way too serious about the authenticity of a badge that generally generates titters when people see it (thats no bad thing...).
Right, I'm going to get busy on my
Mazda
Garages emblems. I already tried the home brew Cosmo badge, which cost me all of £2.50.